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Confirmed: Mysterious ancient Maya book, ... The Grolier Codex, the oldest known book created in the Americas, is a genuine record of astronomy and calendar-keeping in late Maya civilization.

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of ...

What is it about Fridays and the number 13 that sends people into a superstitious tizzy? To find out, you need to go back a few thousands years or so.

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